Furniture conveyer



Nov. 29, 1932. e. DAHMS 1,389,274

FURNITURE CONVEYER Filed Feb. 21, 1930 Patented Nov. 29, 193' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ononen L. mime, or commune, omo

rumrrrtmn Application fled February 81, 1980. Serial ll'o. 480,160.

My invention relates to furniture conveyers and more especially to conveyors on which an adjustable frame is secured and to which an article of furniture may be attached during the processes of manufacture, such that the conveyer may be progressed as desired thru various parts of the factory;

Heretofore in manufacture of furniture, upon the completion of a given operation, it has been customary to load the partly completed furniture articles upon trucks, send them to the next advancing departmentand unload them while working upon them there. This process is repeated as the work is continued throughout the factory, with a resultant handling, a large part of which may be obviated thru the employment of my hereinafter described invention.

My invention comprises essentially the securing of a furniture frame on an adjustable mounting, which in turn is supported on a movable conveyer car or chassis, which is coursed thru the factory by a continuous chain or belt which is adapted to engage the car upon the completion of one operation and send it to the next department for the next operation, where it is then disengaged from the driving means while additional work is being done upon it.

It is an object of my invention to provide a simple practical and efficient furniture conveyer.

Another object of my invention is .to provide a furniture conveyer on which an article of furniture can be progressed thru the various departments of the factory and stopped as desired for the various manufacturing operations.

40 A further object of my invention is to provide a furniture conveyer on which the article of furniture remains during its entire course of manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will appear 45 and be brought out more fully in the following specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is a side view of the conveyer, showing a supporting frame and an article of furniture secured thereon;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation taken along the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a rtion of the conveyer belt, showing one of t e engaging abutments and the removable engaging Referring more especially to the drawing,

I show a chassis or car 1, having frame members 2, cross members 3 and wheels 4. Guide tracks 5 are provided which may consist of angle irons or other suitable shapes as desired, and are laid on the floor 6 of the factory and run the entire length of it or as far as may be necessary for the various operations of manufacture.

Between tracks 5 are mounted gluides 7 and 8 for the support of a drivin c ain or belt V 9, which is continuous and a apted to move in one direction in guide 7 and in the opposite direction in gui e 8. Guides 7 and 8 are preferably channel irons, mountedwith guide 8 above guide 7, and a plurality of sup orting plates 10 are preferably employ for this purpose.

At intervals in chain or belt 9 are abut ment members 11, having abutting portions 12. Chain 9 and members 11 are adapted to pass under the cross member 3 of the car 1 without engaging any part of the car, and an engaging bar 13 is provided and adapted to be placed across belt9between abutment 12 and the end of the car. Thebelt being continuously moving, upon the engagement of bar 13 and member 11, the car, will be progressed along the track. When it is desired to stop the car, the bar 13 is removed, which will permit belt 9 to continue under the car WhlCh is now without motive power and is stopped. An adjustable supporting frame 14 is mounted on car land to frame 14 an article of furniture 15 may be supported and secured as by clamps 16. Levers 17 and 18 permit adjustable positioning of article 15 on frame member 14 and car 1, by which all parts of the article 15 may be readily presented for the various manufacturing 0 erations.

Upon the completion 0 a given operation, the bar 13 is inserted in place and the car 1 with the article 15 is progressed thru the factory to the next department for the succeedthe entire and unloading, and permits the maximum e are being worked upon and again reloading.

The operation of my invention thus saves time heretofore used in loadin ciency of manufacture by continuous.

will be understood that changes and having the procmodifications may be made without departin from the true sec 'of my invention, the

em ent herein own being illustrative only, as it is not my desire to imit my; m-

vention to the exact form shown.

, Having described my invention, claim is: a

what I 1. A furniture conveyer comprising in combination, a movable suplporting element, continuous driving means t erefor engaging members on said means, a remova le engagin element adapted to provide engagement with said supporting member and said engaging members, guides for said su porting an said driving means, and an a ustable frame for holding and securing an article of furniture thereon.

2. A furniture conveyer comprising in combination, a movable supporting element, continuously operating driving means therefor, eng g members on said driving means having a utments, a removable engaging bar adapted to engage said abutments and said supportin element, guides for said element and said riving means, and an adjustable frame on said supporting element adapted'to support and secure an article of furniture J thereon.

3. furniture conveyer comprising in combinatlon, a movable car having wheels,

tracks for said wheels, a continuous driving element for said car, engaging members on said driving element having abutments an engaging bar adapted to engage said abutments, guides for said drivin element disd between said tracks, an an adjustable urniture supporting frame on said car.

4. A furniture conveyer comprising in combination, a movable car havin wheels,

uide tracks for said wheels, an end ess chain or driving said car, abutment members secured to said chain, uides for said chain dlsposed between said guide tracks, an engaging bar adapted to engage said abut: ments and said car, and an ad ustable frame for supporting and holding an article of furniture, said engaging bar being adapted to be removed to disengage said car from said driving chain.

5. A furniture conveyer comprising in combination, a movable car, guide tracks for said car, driving means for said car comprising an endless belt having abutting members to stop said car,

supporting an article of furniture said car being adapted to pass over .sai driving.

means and the guide members therefor.

6. A furniture conveyer comprising in combination, a movable car, guide tracks for said car, driving means for said car comprismg an endless chain adagted to pass under said car, a supporting am on said car adapted to adjustably support and secure an article of furniture thereto, engagin members on said driving chain, a remove. le bar adapted to engalige said car and said engaging members for t e propulsion of the car and to disengage said car and. said engaging memsaid driving chain complrisin a plurality of horizontally disposed c anne members supported one above the otherbetween thecar guide tracks.

7. A furniture conveyer comprising in combination, a movable car 'de'traoks for said car,'means forpro g said car on said guide tracks comprising an endless chain adapted to ass said car, said chain having ordinary lin s and abutment links, a removable bar adapted to be placed across said chain and make abutment contact between said abutment links and said car for propelling said car and to be removed to stop said car, and a supporting frame-on said car adapted to adjusta 1y support and secure an article of fumiture thereto. I

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand. 7 v

GEORGE L. DAHMS.

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